Sheen Sohktung of Meghalaya. Sheen Sohktung’s spectacular winner in harm time helped newcomer Meghalaya edge previous former champion Punjab 2-1 within the first semifinal of the 76th National championship for the Santosh Trophy, on the King Fahd International Stadium right here on Wednesday.
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Sheen Sohktung’s spectacular winner in harm time helped newcomer Meghalaya edge previous former champion Punjab 2-1 within the first semifinal of the 76th National championship for the Santosh Trophy, on the King Fahd International Stadium right here on Wednesday.
The northeastern aspect will now tackle Karnataka within the closing. Karnataka dished out a pleasant essay of attacking soccer to outplay a robust Services 3-1 within the second semifinal.
Karnataka reached the finals of the Santosh Trophy after a break of 46 years.
Services went within the lead late within the fortieth minute via a Bikash Thapa aim however Karnataka rebounded shortly within the forty second minute when Robin Yadav swerved residence a tasty free-kick.
Karnataka took the lead in first-half injury-time when Ankith P. completed a pleasant counter-attack. Karnataka sealed the match within the 77th minute when Robin Yadav essayed an extended throw that noticed the ball touchdown deep contained in the Services field.
The residence defenders scurried to defend and ended up heading the ball additional in direction of the aim. Substitute wing-back M. Sunil Kumar charged up via the far finish to volley residence.
Meanwhile, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was launched within the Santosh Trophy for the primary time with the host, Saudi Arabia Football Federation, offering the technolgy.
“We will soon introduce the technology in our domestic tournaments like ISL. The VAR is a costly proposition but I am sure the technological brains of our country can be employed to find a cost effective solution for us,” AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey mentioned throughout an interplay.
The outcomes: Punjab 1 (Parmjit Singh 16) misplaced to Meghalaya 2 (Figo Syndai 37, Sheen Sohktung 90+1); Services 1 (Bikash Thapa 40) misplaced to Karnataka 3 (Robin Yadav 42, Ankith P. 45+1, Sunil Kumar 77).
Source web site: www.thehindu.com
